Naptime For Justice

Today in session at the Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg conked out face down on the bench. A courtroom sketch:

The artist captured the bored expression of the Justice to her right (can't tell who it is), and the worried glance on Souter's face as he observes. It could easily be the beginning of a children's story - 'The Super Sleepy Judge'.

A tale which might begin the day before, when the gold-digger with the lavish boob job visited the court to plead for her millions. The subject of today's hearing was gerrymandering in Texas, which is decidedly less interesting than Anna Nicole, and no doubt Ruth was up late with all of the fuss.

According to the AP story none of the others wanted to wake her up - although there are differing accounts of whether or not she was snoring. I'm guessing these things are much more commonplace over in the Capitol building, where the sept- and octogenarians that populate the House and Senate probably doze off regularly after a heavy lunch with lobbyists.